Facial reconstruction made of Bronze Age woman 'Ava' - Polidicks

[QUOTE=Menien Goneld;50813668]Bigger brain doesn't mean bigger smart though Whales have very large brains but you don't see them asking for computer generated butt simulations of their ancestors on Internet forums so who's the real winner here[/QUOTE] You're both right. What really does matter is how much brain matter you have compared to the rest of your body mass. A bigger brain in a human would mean that the person would likely be smarter then one that has a smaller brain.

0/10 would not fuck Although my homosexuality may leave me a touch biased

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[QUOTE=Paramud;50814067]Our entire evolutionary history disagrees[/QUOTE] ok? Kurzgesagt video @ 8:46, "Your lifestyle has existed for less than 0.001% of human history". We are beyond thriving now. Makes sense our entire evolutionary history 'disagrees', because it was never until now that we have become so self sustaining and advanced, that we could have the privilege of being picky and having such things as 'preferences' that can be so contrary to what our great ancestors would instinctively have to help them Survive for generations. There is definitely no shortage of people who aren't attracted to 'evolutionary advantageous' qualities in their mates, nor is there any sign of them disappearing anytime soon.

[QUOTE=noh_mercy;50814653]ok? Kurzgesagt video @ 8:46, "Your lifestyle has existed for less than 0.001% of human history". We are beyond thriving now. Makes sense our entire evolutionary history 'disagrees', because it was never until now that we have become so self sustaining and advanced, that we could have the privilege of being picky and having such things as 'preferences' that can be so contrary to what our great ancestors would instinctively have to help them Survive for generations. There is definitely no shortage of people who aren't attracted to 'evolutionary advantageous' qualities in their mates, nor is there any sign of them disappearing anytime soon.[/QUOTE] Sexual attraction is an innate human instinct though and certain traits that people find attractive can benefit survival. Like straight teeth, healthy hair, large breasts, big muscles, etc

[QUOTE=Ignhelper;50813827]Wow, I always thought people in the past looks like mongoloids or something[/QUOTE] 3700 years ago is nothing in evolutionary terms. You'd have to go back tens of thousands of years before you'd notice any physical differences.

Reminds me of the guy from how I met your mother. [img]http://i.imgur.com/DwSvEmL.jpg[/img]

looks like any british woman i see here

[QUOTE=.Lain;50815282]looks like any british woman i see here[/QUOTE] Well, they [I]have[/I] been stuck on that island for quite some time...

i wonder if these facial reconstructions are actually accurate

[QUOTE=TornadoAP;50814211]You're both right. What really does matter is how much brain matter you have compared to the rest of your body mass. A bigger brain in a human would mean that the person would likely be smarter then one that has a smaller brain.[/QUOTE] Well, it sort of depends on how much bigger the brain is. IIRC there was a meta study ~10 years ago which concluded that the correlation between IQ and brain volume is consistently in the 0.3-0.4 range (weak correlation). To make a reliable estimate of who's "smarter", the difference in brain volume between the two people would have to be ridiculously high.

[QUOTE=NoOneKnowsMe;50813238][video]https://youtu.be/dGiQaabX3_o?t=179[/video] [URL="https://youtu.be/dGiQaabX3_o?t=179"]2:59[/URL][/QUOTE] I don't get the "They needed to memorize so much stuff their brains might have been bigger than they are today" part. There are still a few hunter-gatherer communities remaining in the world, and descendants of members of tribes which hadn't known about agriculture until a few generations ago. If our ancestors' brain size was bigger due to their survival needs then surely that's the case of these people too, why not just check with them?

[QUOTE=MrJazzy;50813204]How far back would we have to go before a human baby would not be intelligent or whatever enough to grow up and go to school and live a "normal" life like any current human being?[/QUOTE] My understanding is that we have been, genetically, homo sapiens sapiens for a couple hundred thousand years, but something happened between 30 and 50 thousand years ago that changed how we interact and made us function like humans today. Maybe a shift in how our pack mentality functions or something. I'm not sure we really know.

[QUOTE=GunFox;50815612]My understanding is that we have been, genetically, homo sapiens sapiens for a couple hundred thousand years, but something happened between 30 and 50 thousand years ago that changed how we interact and made us function like humans today. Maybe a shift in how our pack mentality functions or something. I'm not sure we really know.[/QUOTE] i've heard some theories that that is when psychedelic substances began being used which lead to the creation of art

Goodness, just imagine what it'd be like if she were to wake up here from her time. "Hi, welcome to the future! We have a world wide market, instant communication from far away, standardized transport so you don't tire your feet, and even, as a woman, you have far more equalized rights and duties to your fellow man! Welcome aboard!"

[QUOTE=lNloruzenchi;50817946]Goodness, just imagine what it'd be like if she were to wake up here from her time. "Hi, welcome to the future! We have a world wide market, instant communication from far away, standardized transport so you don't tire your feet, and even, as a woman, you have far more equalized rights and duties to your fellow man! Welcome aboard!"[/QUOTE]"By the way we also have surgery to fix that hideous man jaw of yours! Welcome!"